# Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland

Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland was 0.93% in 2026. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik).

- Indicator id: `dwelling_vacancy_rate`
- Place id: `ch`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, single-family houses included. A dwelling counts as vacant when it is habitable, offered for permanent rent or for sale and not occupied on 1 June; second homes count only if they are habitable all year and offered for permanent rent or sale. Swiss Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (Leerwohnungszählung).
- Note: The year is the year of the 1 June count. The dwelling stock is that of the previous 31 December from the federal register of buildings and dwellings since 2010, and an approximation before. It is not comparable with the US rental and homeowner vacancy rates, which use a survey and other definitions.
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik), Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons (https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/swiss-federal-statistical-office
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: opendata.swiss "Open use. Must provide the source." (terms_by): commercial and non-commercial use allowed; the source (author, title and link to the dataset) must be given
- Citation: Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms_by). No changes made to source values.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/vacant-dwellings-rate/switzerland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=dwelling_vacancy_rate&place=ch

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2026 | 0.93 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.08 |
| 2023 | 1.15 |
| 2022 | 1.31 |
| 2021 | 1.54 |
| 2020 | 1.72 |
| 2019 | 1.66 |
| 2018 | 1.62 |
| 2017 | 1.45 |
| 2016 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 1.07 |
| 2013 | 0.97 |
| 2012 | 0.95 |
| 2011 | 0.94 |
| 2010 | 0.92 |
| 2009 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | 0.97 |
| 2007 | 1.07 |
| 2006 | 1.06 |
| 2005 | 0.99 |
| 2004 | 0.91 |
| 2003 | 0.91 |
| 2002 | 1.04 |
| 2001 | 1.26 |
| 2000 | 1.49 |
| 1999 | 1.66 |
| 1998 | 1.85 |
| 1997 | 1.82 |